James Q. Lynch

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Palo man has filed a complaint alleging that the director of the Iowa Department of Education …

Postal workers are planning an educational rally from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today at the Cedar Rapids Main Post Office, …

Presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann and thrice-married, casino operating Donald Trump might conjure up thoughts of politics and strange bedfellows. …

First District Republican congressional hopeful Steve Rathje of Cedar Rapids has called on Congress and the president to take swift …

They’re back. 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls have been scarce since the mid-August Iowa GOP Straw Poll. Now, facing the possibility …

Like NASA‘s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, Sarah Palin’s political stock is falling to earth. Traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets …

CEDAR RAPIDS – If it’s a choice between learning and not learning, Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass will …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cindy Golding will carry the Republican banner into a Nov. 8 special election that could change the …

Linn County Republican leaders are preparing for a lengthy nomination convention Thursday night (Sept. 22) when delegates gather to select …

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is seeking the GOP nomination for president, will be the keynote speaker at the Johnson …

A former U.S. attorney and a former Eastern Iowa television anchorwoman are joining the field of candidates to fill a …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County Democrats and Republicans are taking opposite approaches to a special election in fill Swati Dandekar’s …

MARION – Sen. Swati Dandekar, D-Marion, has resigned her seat to accept a $137,000-a-year appointment to the Iowa Utility Board. …

“Go bigger,” is Sen. Tom Harkin’s advice to President Obama on job creation. Warning of the possibility of a depression, …